I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.<br />I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home. <br />I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power. <br />I have no means; I make Docility my means. <br />I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power. <br />I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death. <br /> <br />I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body. <br />I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes. <br />I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears. <br />I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs. <br />I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws. <br /><br />I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy. <br />I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs. <br />I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle. <br />I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle. <br />I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.<br /><br />I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent. <br />I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend. <br />I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy. <br />I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour. <br />I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle. <br />I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.